Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed the day trading at $64.38 down -1.63% from the previous closing price of $65.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 857087 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PZZA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76.
Stifel Downgraded its Hold to Sell on January 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $65.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’24 when KOELLNER LAURETTE T sold 2,886 shares for $70.21 per share. The transaction valued at 202,625 led to the insider holds 18,804 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PZZA now has a Market Capitalization of 2.12B and an Enterprise Value of 3.05B. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.43 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.43.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $86.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 71.55, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 72.43.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PZZA traded about 798.58K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PZZA traded about 1.2M shares per day. A total of 32.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.18M. Insiders hold about 1.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.78% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of Mar 15, 2024 were 2.6M with a Short Ratio of 3.25, compared to 2.5M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.88% and a Short% of Float of 12.81%.
Dividends & Splits
PZZA’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.80, up from 1.76 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.69%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.81%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.58. The current Payout Ratio is 71.09% for PZZA, which recently paid a dividend on Feb 23, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 09, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Dec 30, 2013 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 16 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.58 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.67 and a low estimate of $0.42, while EPS last year was $0.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.64, with high estimates of $0.72 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.77 and $2.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.64. EPS for the following year is $3.13, with 15 analysts recommending between $3.5 and $2.93.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $545.12M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $554M to a low estimate of $535.6M. As of the current estimate, Papa John’s International, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $527.05M, an estimated increase of 3.40% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $544.05M, an increase of 5.70% over than the figure of $3.40% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $559M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $534M.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PZZA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.24B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.14B, up 2.10% from the average estimate. Based on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.36B and the low estimate is $2.2B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
